While SANZAR ponders whether any steps should be taken against Stormers captain Schalk Burger and coach Allister Coetzee, statistics have been released that reveal just how silly they were for criticising match referee Craig Joubert.

From SA Referees website

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Twitter Blanket Drive (#TBD) events ran as planned countrywide in Joburg, Cape Town, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth, Durban, Knysna and the Overberg on Saturday, 29 May 2010. Various charities will benefit from these events; Kids Haven, Roundtable, Rotary, Animal Welfare, P.E.N.,  and PASSOP.

Over 100 ‘Tweeters’ braved the cold on Saturday evening to join in the events around the country.

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So we were beaten, by the team that adopted the best strategy for the day. Congratulations to all my fellow bloggers who happen to be Bulls.  Be sure that this isn’t the end of the rivalry, and the Stormers will come again, stronger, better prepared, and more experienced.

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Rugby-Talk hosted it’s own premium competitions for the Super 14, one at SportsPool Club and one at SuperBru.

The winner of our SportsPool Club is Scrumsaam.

The winner of our Rugby-Talk SuperBru is Durban Bulle, with the exceptional qualification that he also managed to achieve NO 3 position Overall on SuperBru, amongst 73 208 participants.

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After weeks of romours the Lions  finaly anounced it. John Mitchell will join the Lions coaching staff for the Currie Cup. Expect many more player anouncements as the Lions tries to buy a team to get them to some silverware.

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Bulls (16) 25 / Stormers (3) 17 (Final Score)

The Vodacom Bulls hosted the Vodacom Stormers in an EPIC Final at the Orlando Stadium, Soweto, South Africa at 17:00 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA.

The Bulls won a thriller in Soweto….

Bulls retain the much sought after trophy, what a champion team!

Final score Bulls 25 / 17.

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Steyn sent an SMS to the coach earlier this week to withdraw from the Bok side that will play Wales in Cardiff on June 5, but work is being done behind the scenes to resolve their differences.  

Article from News24  Written by Hendrik Cronjé

(A New development and update appears at the bottom of this Atricle)

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The New Zealand Prime Minister, John Keys, was questioned today by media in Auckland about the growing controversy over former All Black Haden’s claims that the Crusaders have a policy of limiting the number of Polynesian players in their teams to just three. Continue reading

Springbok coach Peter de Villiers and captain John Smit have presented their soccer counterparts, Carlos Alberto Perreira and Aaron Mokoena, with a special jersey to wish them luck for the forthcoming FIFA 2010 World Cup. The global soccer showpiece kicks off on June 11.

The Bok duo met with the Bafana Bafana coach and captain at a jersey-swapping ceremony in Johannesburg on Thursday. Mokoena reciprocated by handing Smit a Bafana Bafana shirt and wishing the Boks well for the coming international season.

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Finally, the EPIC Final South Africans have been waiting for! North vs South, Good vs Evil, Bulls vs Stormers!

To make predictions for this final is not easy, here’s how I approach the subject….

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The Daily Telegraph reports as follows:

COACH Robbie Deans has chosen five uncapped frontrowers in his 30-man Wallabies squad for next month’s inbound Tests against Fiji, England and Ireland.

The squad includes Queensland Reds props Laurie Weeks and Ben Daley and Brumbies prop Salesi Ma’afu, all yet to play a Test.

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You just knew I had to get my two cents worth before arguably the greatest North / South Derby to ever hit the world. But the Final isn’t all that’s weighing on my mind, I have quite a bit of other matters that need to be unearthed. So, keeping that in mind, this article will take no prisoners, if you are squeamish, don’t read it…this article is entirely my own view, and not necessarily that of anyone involved with Rugby-Talk.com.

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I know you might be tired of the Soweto bash but this article by Peter Davies was so positive i had to share it with you. Hope we write another chapter this Saturday.

We can argue till the cows or is that the Bulls come home. Here is a small survey to play with. If you want more questions to be asked suggest them in the comments. I know that all Bulls supporters will vote for the Bulls and so will the Stormers vote for their team. So please put in your name in the appropriate box.

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Leading Vodacom Bulls try scorer, Gerhard van den Heever, is back in the side that will take on the Stormers in the final of the Super 14 competition in Soweto on Saturday.

Van den Heever served a two week suspension due to a dangerous tackle and missed the semi-final clash against the Crusaders at the same venue last week and is the only change in the team from that game.

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These are scenes from the Bulls vs Crusaders semi-final match held at Orlando Stadium, Soweto.

Click on any of the pictures to enlarge it, then scroll by means of right and left arrows:

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For years the Sharks have lead South African rugby, if not world rugby, in the way they market their brand and team oozing success at all levels, but it seems to me that lately they are doing their level best to destroy all this. Continue reading

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